Are We "Censoring" Spam?

Are We "Censoring" Spam?

There is a massive miscommunication tearing Bitcoiners apart right now. Instead of arguing over specific code like BIP 110, I want to ask a much harder question in this solo take: Is it actually censorship to address spam?

I'll explain why prioritizing financial transactions over JPEGs isn't authoritarianism, and why claiming it is destroys our ability to protect the network. We built a protocol for decentralized money, not unlimited file storage. Let's talk about what real censorship actually means.

Chapters

(00:00:00) - "Censorship" and Spam

(00:01:41) - The analogy

(00:02:52) - Free speech and limits

(00:04:54) - The trick

(00:06:30) - Size limits vs censorship

(00:08:06) - What censorship really is

(00:10:48) - The Motte and Bailey argument

(00:14:45) - Bitcoin is for money

(00:16:20) - Is limiting spam censorship?

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References from the episode

Coronavirus: Staying safe and informed on Twitter (12 January 2021): https://tinyurl.com/2cb4fxej

X - Updating our approach to misleading information (11 May 2020): https://tinyurl.com/285vdpbe

Block 960074 (Mempool.space): https://tinyurl.com/29rr7lwg

Bitcoin Whitepaper: https://tinyurl.com/kkxbyss

Giacomo Zucco X post: https://tinyurl.com/2yhf55q6

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